Absence of sodA Increases the Levels of Oxidation of Key Metabolic Determinants of Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, alters its gene expression in response to environmental signals unique to its tick vector or vertebrate hosts. B. burgdorferi carries one superoxide dismutase gene (sodA) capable of controlling intracellular superoxide levels. Previously, s...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4556403/ |